Social Worker-MSW

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• Master's Degree in Social Work or related field.
• Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW), Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) through West Virginia Board of Social Work.

• Certification in Case Management.
• Licensed Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker through Pennsylvania Department of State.

• Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and community strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.
• Participates as an integral professional in a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team led by physician.
• Formulate, develop, and implement comprehensive treatment plans utilizing appropriate and evidence based treatments and interventions.
• Screens, educate on diagnosis, and provide therapy and interventions to individuals with a variety of presenting problems including substance abuse, depression, and anxiety, thought disorders, trauma, and autism spectrum.
• Provide consultative services to health care team members within scope of care definitions as needed.
• Provide education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary health care teams and represent clinical social work perspective/liaison with patient and family.
• May formulate, develop, and implement discharge plan beginning on the day of admission through length of stay.
• Acts as a liaison with community agencies and resources to assist patients and families as needed.
• May facilitate cognitive/psycho educational group therapy at a minimum of once per day and provide individual Solution Focused Brief therapy and crisis intervention as ordered by doctor and/or as needed.
• Provide updates and information to families / support persons and care providers through length of patient stay and facilitate family meetings to provide discharge planning and education to family, as applicable.
• Facilitate referrals to placement options including but not limited to personal care home, nursing home, skilled rehab, assisted living, group homes.
• Document assessment, plan, interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospital and/or health system guidelines and standards.
• Maintain electronic medical records and documentation in accordance with department, hospital, medical center and/or health system policies.
• Attend and participate in staff, committee, department, and other administrative meetings.

• Prolonged periods of standing or sitting.

• Flexible hours to include weekends and holidays for inpatient setting.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with health care professionals at all levels to achieve established goals and improve quality outcomes.
• Basic computer knowledge and ability to operate standard office software.

University Health Associates and its subsidiaries (collectively "UHA") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. UHA strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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